Data from: Early detection of chronic hepatitis B and risk factor assessment in Turkish migrants, Middle Limburg, Belgium. ...

Background Turkey is an intermediate hepatitis B virus (HBV) endemic country. However, prevalence among Turkish migrants in Belgium is unknown, especially in those born in Belgium with a foreign-born parent, i.e. second-generation migrants (SGM). Aims To evaluate the prevalence of HBV infection and associated risk factors in Turkish first-generation migrants (FGM), i.e. foreign-born, and SGM. Methods Between September 2017 and May 2019, free outreach testing for hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg), hepatitis B core antibodies (anti-HBc), and antibodies against HBsAg was offered to Turkish migr... Mehr ...

Verfasser: Koc, Özgür Muhammet
Kremer, Cécile
Hens, Niel
Bielen, Rob
Busschots, Dana
Van Damme, Pierre
Robaeys, Geert
Dokumenttyp: dataset
Erscheinungsdatum: 2020
Verlag/Hrsg.: Dryad
Sprache: Englisch
Permalink: https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-28967607
Datenquelle: BASE; Originalkatalog
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Link(s) : https://dx.doi.org/10.5061/dryad.4f4qrfj87

Background Turkey is an intermediate hepatitis B virus (HBV) endemic country. However, prevalence among Turkish migrants in Belgium is unknown, especially in those born in Belgium with a foreign-born parent, i.e. second-generation migrants (SGM). Aims To evaluate the prevalence of HBV infection and associated risk factors in Turkish first-generation migrants (FGM), i.e. foreign-born, and SGM. Methods Between September 2017 and May 2019, free outreach testing for hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg), hepatitis B core antibodies (anti-HBc), and antibodies against HBsAg was offered to Turkish migrants in Middle-Limburg, Belgium. Face-to-face questionnaire assessed HBV risk factors. HBsAg positive patients were referred and followed up. Turkish SGM were stratified into birth cohort born before and after 1987, since those born after 1987 should be covered by the universal infant vaccination program. Results A total of 1,081/1,113 (97.1%) Turkish did go for HBV testing. Twenty-six (2.4%) were HBsAg positive; 11/26 ... : Data were collected by face-to-face questionnaire and survey data were entered into a secure electronic database Castor EDC (Castor Electronic Data Capture, Ciwit Bv, Amsterdam, the Netherlands). ...